Combination folding brush and comb



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Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES CLARENCE F. MUELLER, 0F GUTTENBERG, IOWA. i

COMBINATION FOLDING BRUSH AND 00MB.

Application led May 8,

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, CLARENCE F. MUELLER, citizen of the United States,residing at Guttenberg, in the county of Black Hawk and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combina- .tionFolding Brushes and Combs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in combination folding brush andcomb appliances, and the object of my improvement is to supply a deviceof this class wherein are mounted for alternate extension and retractionupon common movable supports and upon opposite parts thereof brushes andcombs suitable for human use.

With the foregoing and other objects in 'View which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of invention herein disclosed can be made within the scope ofwhat is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the annexed drawings of my invention, Figs. 1 and 2 are opposite sideelevations of my improved device as extended, and Figs. 3 and 4 areopposite side elevations thereof as collapsed or retracted. Figs. 5 and6 are cross sections of the device as respectively extended andretracted.

1 is a rectangular U-shaped frame, open at the top, and 7 is a closedhollow oblong inner frame mounted slidably within the frame 1telescopically for limited extension and retraction lengthwise relativethereto, and both frames are preferably made of metal bars. On the upperends of the members of the frame 1 are pairs of spaced lugs 6 whichinclose the abutting parts of the inner frame 7 as guides and inclosingstops. At a short distance from the lower crossmember of the frame 1 theside members have other spaced pairs of lugs 2, longer than the lugs 6,oriced to receive rivets 3 which latter fasten between said lugs a pairof angle-bars 4 spaced apart at 5 and held by blocks 15 or in any othermanner.

A plurality of angle-bars 8 are positioned within the inner frame 7lengthwise and spaced apart slightly to afford scope for rocking to andfro, and have at their upper ends diminished parts 10 which are carriedthrough apertures in the top cross member 1924. serial No. 711,920.

of said frame 7 and bent over at a right angle. The angle-bars 8 arepartially cut away at their lower .ends to provide flat cam-bars 9 whichare twisted a quarter turn and have their extremities passed through theinterspace 5 of the pair of cross-bars 4 and have diminished terminals10 bent over at a right angle.

In principle the angle-bars 8 may be fashioned on opposite sides in anydesired manner, or have any desired kind of appliances mounted thereon.I have shown these bars supplied along one longitudinal edge with combteeth 11. I have mounted a plurality of small brushes 12 upon theopposite parts of the bars 8, which may be secured thereto in anysuitable way. As shown, the shanks of the brushes are secured by meansof wires 14 passed therearound and woven through small holes 13 in saidbars. Both the teeth and the brushes on the bars are preferably arrangedin staggered relation.

The device is extended or collapsed by sliding the inner frame 7 out ofor into the outer frame 1, which causes the cammembers 9 in slidingbetween the cross-bars 4 to take a quarter turn, .whereby the comb teethand the brushes are rocked outwardly, or inwardly as illustrated.

When so collapsed, the device takes up but little room in a pocket orcontainer. The device may be used upon animals, if desired.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secureby Letters Patent, is:

1. A device of the character described, comprising slidably assembledmembers, and a number of elements rockingly mounted on one member, saidelements having brushes and combs respectively projecting from oppositefaces thereof, and having cam portions slidably connected with the othermember to convert the relative sliding movements of the members intorocking movements of said elements.

2. A device of the character described, comprising slidably assembledmembers, a number of elements rockingly mounted on one member, andhaving twisted cam portions slidably connected with the other member toconvert the relative rectilinear movements of said members into rockingmovements of said elements, and appliances secured on opposite faces ofsaid elements.

3. A device `of the ehaaet`e11-desoribed, comprising slidably assembledmembers, a number of elements, roekingly `mounted on one member, combteetli formed along like faces 'of said elementsh. brush devices mountedupon like opposite faces of said elements, and twisted cam terminalsformed on said elements and slidably mounted upon the other memberwhereby rectilinear slid ing movements of said members is converted 10intoroekingnmovements of said elements to extend o1" retract said combteeth and said brush devices. l v

In testimony whereof I ax my signature. Waterloo, IoWu,Maroh 3, 1924.

CLARENCE F. MUELLER.

